Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)

The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) focuses on the terrestrial and semi-aquatic wildlife inhabiting the lands and waters of the eastern United States. Key areas of research include environmental contaminants and the recovery of endangered wildlife species. The Center is a leader in monitoring avian populations, co-hosting with the Canadian Wildlife Service an international, long-term research and monitoring program, spanning decades of research, for North America’s birds.

12100 Beech Forest Rd., Suite 4039
Laurel, MD 20708-4039
Phone: 301-497-5500
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/

Samples of Ecosystems-related research at PWRC:

• Anacostia Freshwater Tidal Reconstructed Wetlands (Maryland; Potomac River; Washington, D.C.) (also related to Freshwater Wetlands; Urban Expansion)

• Atlantic Sea Level Rise, Lagoonal Marsh Loss, and Wildlife Habitat Implications (mid-Atlantic coast) (also related to Coastal Wetlands; Global Change)

• Chesapeake Bay Science Projects at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (also related to Coastal Wetlands)

• Ecological Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams (NPWRC, in collaboration with CERC, PWRC)
  

• Evaluation of Forested Wetlands Constructed for Mitigation in Comparison to Natural Systems (Maryland) (also related to Forested Wetlands; Urban Expansion)

• Integrating the Effects of Land Use and Global Climate Change on Hydrology and Vegetation of Northern Great Plains Wetlands (also related to Global Change, Prairie Potholes; see also Integrating the Effects of Land Use and Global Climate Change on Hydrology and Vegetation of Northern Great Plains Wetlands)

• Past, Recent, and Twenty-first Century Vegetation Change in the Arid Southwest
  
  
• Prairie Wetlands and Climate Change - Droughts and Ducks on the Prairies (Factsheet - 431 KB, pdf) (also related to Global Change, Prairie Potholes)

• Relative Sea-level Rise, Marsh Island Dynamics, and Potential Impacts on Atlantic Coast Migratory Bird Species and Their Habitats
  
  
• Response of Coastal Ecosystems to Sea-level Rise: Assessing Wetland Elevation Changes, Potential for Submergence, and Management Options
  
  
• Response of Semi-desert Vegetation to Predicted Climate Change: Regional Gradients in the Arid Southwest
  
  
• River Ecology Research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (also related to Rivers, Streams, & Lakes)
  
  
• Wetlands and Other Communities Research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (also related to Wetlands)

	More Research Samples from: Contaminant Biology Program Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Program